Oregon Small Business Podcast

As coaches, we often associate stress with what we do in the weight room. But there is so much more to stress, as daily activities like work or school, our relationships, our family's and our lifestyle habits all stress our system. By understanding stress, we can make better decisions as coaches and athletes, and improve our athletic performance 

Winning. A word that is thrown out there a lot, but not something that people truly understand. What does it take to win, why are there so few winners, and why winning isn't for everyone.

I have Chris Delgadillo join me for a conversation about his fitness journey, how he started working at Forshey Training Systems and how he trains his athletes, a little bit about nutrition and some questions from our Instagram followers.

In this episode Jake Forshey talks about the differences between training for performance in a sport and training for a specific purpose. He explains his views on the differences between the two and why both have merit in training athletes.

A re-run of episode #9 with performance trainer Alex Cost. Gems on top of Gems 

Quasi-unilateral training, how we can bridge the gap between bilateral and unilateral training

The mental side is more than half the battle when it comes to performance. This weeks episode with professional mental skill coach, Keith Jenson. We talked everything about mindfulness meditation, how it works, the benefits it can have on performance and life, and how to stay mentally strong when stress is high. We ended with Coach Jenson putting us through a quick and easy mindfulness meditation to help us focus on the present moment.

Key highlights from a previous epsiode with NBA shooting coach, Andrew OlsonShooting Myths How to get out of shooting slumps Blocked vs Random Practice Arm length/hand size and its effect on shooting 

In today's episode, I discussed fiber typing, how to maximize fast twitch fiber recruitment and adaptation, and whether or not you need fast-twitch fibers depending on your sport. In addition, I gave you three things that are must in all my athletes training. Let's Grow

In today's episode, I answered a handful of your questions that you guys asked. We covered a variety of topics from improving vertical jump and recovery techniques, to what you should eat for breakfast and maximizing force production through the foot. Let's get this work. 0-1:15: Introduction 1:15-5:25: Tips to Improving Vertical Jump 5:25-7:55: Nutrition and What to eat for Breakfast 7:55-10:20: Tips for recovery 10:20-13:55: Shin Angles and transferring force through the foot 13:55-16:30: Top 5 Current NBA Players16:30-17:45 : Improving overall athleticism 17:45: Increasing weight and putting on muscle mass  

When is comes to training, the major goals are to to stay healthy and make sure our training is making us better at our sport. Many athletes follow programs that make them look better and get stronger, but isn't transferrable to their sport and doesn't make them more well-rounded, durable athletes. Training will differ between sports and I give three separate sports/athletes and how training would differ. In addition, I give you 4 must read books that any individual, athlete or not, should read. 0-2:40: Introduction3:10-10:40: Sport specific training and training a cross country runner 10:40-20:50: Training a basketball athlete 20:50-27:00: Training a football athlete 27:00-30:24: Training for your sport and as an athlete, big takeaways 30:24: 4 must read books

Jake Forshey comes on the talk about 1 rep max testing... Should you do it or not? If you are going to do it how would you approach it?

Jake talks today about why he doesn't like foam rolling prior to workouts and also talks about athletes owning their process.  

On today's show, we broke down the different type of athletes. Different sports require different qualities, and making sure we develop the qualities and characteristics that are most related to our sport is essential to be the best athlete possible. Let's get this work! 

Jake Forshey hops on the podcast again to talk about football recruiting.  He touches on highlight film strategies, self-awareness, and some interesting ideas on how to get a coaches attention.  

In today's episode, I dove into muscle hypertrophy and its importance in athletic performance. However, is there such thing as too much hypertrophy? I give you my take and more. I finish up the episodes by giving you four tips for playing and being successful at the next level.0-15:40: How much hypertrophy is too much15:40-17:00: Announcemnt 17:00: Four tips to play at the next levelLet's Gooooooo  

Jake Forshey hops in on his first short conversation.  Today he talks about bar positioning for different barbell movements.  When you might want to have a lower bar position and when you might want to set a bar higher up on your back.  Split Squats might be different from back squats and all might be different from a goodmorning.  Tailor your bar position to the way you move.  

Nate Graham and I dove deep into breath and performance, the concept of position, pattern, power, the importance of 3D training for athletic and human performance, and some unique training tools Nate uses with himself and his athletes 0-2:30: Introduction2:30-18:15: Breathing and performance 18:15-26:25: Position, Pattern, Power26:25-32:50: 3D Training32:50-39:20: Unique Training Tools39:20: Speed Round

In today's episode, we talked hoops and the 3 skills that every hooper should try to master and how we can reduce the risk of injuries. Hope you guys enjoy and let's get after it. 1:00-15:00: 3 most underrated skills in basketball 15:45-34:31: Can we prevent injuries?

On today's show, I talked with professional mental skill coach, Keith Jenson. We talked everything about mindfulness meditation, how it works, the benefits it can have on performance and life, and how to stay mentally strong when stress is high. We ended with Coach Jenson putting us through a quick and easy mindfulness meditation to help us focus on the present moment.

Patellar Tendinopathy is an injury that many volleyball and basketball players deal with due to the nature of their sport. I offer up some tricks, and exercises to help fix, deal with, and or prevent patellar tendinopathy from occurring. In addition, we dive into nutrition and how to gain muscle mass, lose weight while maintaining muscle mass, and some trips and tricks to eating and staying healthy.

In this Episode of Northwest Athlete Performance Podcast (Sponsored by Forshey Training Systems), I talk with professional basketball skills trainer Jacob Begin. We dive deep into skills training, position less basketball, applying a new skill to a game, NOAH Basketball, and he offers up some advice for young athletes and hoopers.

Exploring the benefits of barefoot training on athletic performance and injury prevention, how to return to sports after injury, and how to build good and break bad habits

Had a great interview this week with Sheena Williams of Krav Maga Salem. We touched on what Krav Maga is, how she handles her employees and how she got into business for herself. We got to talk about running a business with a family-first attitude and how serving your community is a great way to make sure you find self-fulfillment in what you do.

I sit down to talk with Joe Austin and Kavan Woodcock of Underground Strength and Conditioning here in Salem, Oregon. We get off topic quite a bit but its some really good stuff.